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Granted Patent B2
US 12,460,789 · App. 18/887,227 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Light transmissive member, light source device, method of producing light transmissive member, and method of producing light source device

Inventors: Keiji Okida (Anan, JP); Takaaki Tada (Itano-gun, JP); Kohei Kunimoto (Anan, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
F21V3/06F21V5/008F21V5/045F21Y2103/10
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Patent No.
US 12,460,789
App. No.
18/887,227
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light transmissive member, a light source device, a method of producing a light transmissive member, and a method of producing a light source device, which can suppress occurrence of damage, are provided. The light transmissive member includes a light transmissive base member having a first surface and a second surface positioned on a side opposite to the first surface, a light transmissive first film covering the first surface, a light transmissive second film covering the second surface, and a light transmissive third film provided over the second film. The first film contains hydrous alumina. The second film contains aluminum oxide having a crystallinity lower than that of α-alumina. Hardness of the third film is higher than hardness of the second film.

Claims (30)

1 . A light transmissive member, comprising:

a light transmissive base member having a first surface, and a second surface on a side opposite the first surface;

a light transmissive first film covering at least part of the first surface;

a light transmissive second film covering at least part of the second surface; and

a light transmissive third film covering the second film, wherein:

the first film contains hydrous alumina,

the second film contains aluminum oxide having a crystallinity lower than a crystallinity of α-alumina, and

a hardness of the third film is higher than a hardness of the second film.

2 . The light transmissive member according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first film has a thickness of 200 nm or greater and 300 nm or less, and/or

the second film has a thickness of 25 nm or greater and 45 nm or less, and/or

the third film contains a silicon oxide film having a thickness of 80 nm or greater and 135 nm or less.

3 . The light transmissive member according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first surface and the second surface includes a convex surface.

4 . The light transmissive member according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first surface includes a total reflection surface.

5 . The light transmissive member according to claim 1 , wherein:

the base member is a lens.

6 . A light source device, comprising:

a light emitting part; and

the light transmissive member of claim 1 , the light transmissive member being positioned in a path of light emitted from the light emitting part.

7 . The light source device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the base member is a lens,

the light emitting part has a light emitting surface, and

the first film, a light axis of the lens, and the light emitting surface overlap with each other in a top view.

8 . The light source device according to claim 6 , wherein:

in the base member, the light emitted from the light emitting part enters from the first surface and exits through the second surface.

9 . The light source device according to claim 6 ,

wherein:

the light source device is a flash light source.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: OKIDA, KEIJI; TADA, TAKAAKI; KUNIMOTO, KOHEI
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068607/0802 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2023-153915 · Sep 20, 2023 · national
JP 2024-048004 · Mar 25, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250093010A1 · Mar 20, 2025
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